“This grant is part of our ongoing commitment to help the Marshall County community recover and ensure its students, educators and parents are supported,” DeVos said in a statement. “My work on the Federal Commission on School Safety has focused and continues to focus on recognizing proven solutions to prevent these tragedies and to ensure all our schools are safe places of learning.”

The district will use the grant money to hire more teachers and counseling staff. The money will also compensate bus and custodial staff.

The name of the shooter has not been released by authorities because the suspect is a minor. Then-sophomore “Gabe” Parker was taken into custody at the crime scene, the Courier Journal reported on Feb. 8.

The shooting was America’s first 2018 shooting that incurred fatalities.

“We are grateful to Secretary DeVos and the U.S. Department of Education for these grant funds that will support the Marshall County community as they continue to heal,” Kentucky GOP Gov. Matt Bevin said in a statement.

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